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Judges' attire: 2004

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Judges' attire: 2004

Supreme Court judges (from left) Justice Thomas Gault, Chief Justice Sian Elias and Justice Kenneth Keith listen to submissions during the bail hearing of asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui in 2004. Judges in New Zealand's final court of appeal do not wear gowns and wigs during the normal course of their work.

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Philip A. Joseph and Thomas Joseph, Judicial system – Structure of the courts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33938/judges-attire-2004 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Philip A. Joseph and Thomas Joseph, published 25 May 2012, updated 11 October 2016.